Hello All, <br><br>*****First I want to apologize that this isn&#39;t in french- if anyone felt like translating (paraphrased) i&#39;d be extremely grateful- the language barrier is a challenge, but one we have to overcome<br>
<br>On Thursday the 31st Cianbro construction company will hold its first public hearing on the East-West Highway, the controversial industrial Corridor which <b>is necessary to facilitate the exploitation of Quebec</b>&#39;s (relatively) pristine northlands (and remove that land to market in Europe and Asia)<br>

<br>This is about more than environmentalism or any single issue- this is a perfect opportunity to oppose the entire neoliberal agenda- which seeks to squeeze the last dollars out of the environment as well as it&#39;s austerity-laden public<br>

<br>The project is insane for so many reasons, and if you contact me I am happy to give examples, analyses and talking points<br><br>I&#39;m writing today to ask that a big banner be made to connect our struggles<br><br>
the imaginary borders we have drawn on our maps are not real- pollution has no borders, and neither does greed- we must stand together or we will be picked apart<br>
<br>If a big Banner of this issue can make the news on Tuesday night, then Wednesday we (here in Maine) can talk the issue up and hopefully get way more people<br><br>Then Thursday night (the Public Hearing) we will have our banner ready, and Maine and Montreal can march together at 8pm<br>

<br>I feel weird putting this work and this issue on other folks far away- but I feel like it&#39;s an amazing opportunity to build the kind of solidarity we need to stop this shit<br><br>Along that line I also think we should organize a &quot;Atlantica Bioregional Alliance&quot; (or whatever) to coordinate our struggles more often and mobilize concerted resistance to industry&#39;s attempts to extract our lives<br>

<br>If you would be willing to work on a banner please join this event to work out the message:<br><br><a href="http://www.facebook.com/events/283515951743724/?context=create">http://www.facebook.com/events/283515951743724/?context=create</a><br>
<br>And if you support the idea of forming a bioregional network please join this one:<br><br><a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/410023032375896/">http://www.facebook.com/groups/410023032375896/</a> (i don&#39;t think this should be the platform for the network itself, but just to start organizing it)<br>